rondelet

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noun

A metric verse (form), modeled after the rondeau, in two rhymes over seven lines, the first (in four syllables) being repeated as third and refrain (final one), each other line having eight syllables

OriginMiddle French rondelet →
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Meanings

nounrondelet (plural rondelets)

plural rondelets

  1. A metric verse (form), modeled after the rondeau, in two rhymes over seven lines, the first (in four syllables) being repeated as third and refrain (final one), each other line having eight syllables

Origin

  1. Middle Frenchrondelet
  2. Englishrondelet

Middle French rondelet

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

redolent
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APA

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Chicago

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